5G ‘will be as revolutionary as electricity’: CES news to know

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, the subject that dominated much of the conversation was a wonky one: the fifth generation of mobile technology. To hear the believers tell it, it's eventual arrival can't come soon enough.

"5G will be as revolutionary as electricity," an interactive demonstration at Qualcomm's booth on the showroom floor told attendees.

"We spent the last 30 years connecting people; we will spend the next 30 years connecting things," says the company's CEO, Brian Modoff.